Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-28

car, while outside it stood at zero. With
pressure of six pounds to the square inch
inside the car heat was distributed equit-
ably. No extra amount of fuel was used
on the engine.
Extensive Land Purchase.
ST. LOUIS, February 27th.-Probably the
most extensive private land purchase ever
made in this country was consummated IN
this city short time ago, and within few
weeks all the necessary papers will be pre-
pared and formal claim for possession en-
tered A company of American capitalists,
Rufus Hatch being among the number,
have obtained the title to the land, and
will, it is said, take possession thereof in a
short time. The land covers district in
northwestern Texas, northeastern New
Mexico and southeastern Colorado, en-
bracing in all more than 60,000,000 acres,
but prior grants will reduce this to about
50,0o0,000. Those interested in the pur-
chase will not at present make public the
exact boundaries.
The Pennsylvania Strikers Win.
PIrTsBURG, February 27th.-The trouble
at the Mingo Junction Iron and Steel
Works has been settled, by the company
recognizing the Amalgamated Association
of Iron and Steel Workers. At confer
ence held last night between the officials OF
the Amalgamated Association and men,
bers of the firm, it was agreed to enforce
the rules and the contract entered into by
the company and the Knights of Labor on
January 10, 1887, the company at the same
time conceding the demands made by the
Amalgamated Association for extra pay
for time lost by the breakage of machinery.
The men will resume operations IN all the
departments tomorrow.
VIII Remove the Track from Indianola,
Texas.
GALVESTON, February 27th.-A special to
the Ne,rs from Indianola, Tex, says: The
Southern Pacific Company is about to re-
move its track from Indianola 10 Port La
vaca, a small village ten miles above, on
Matagorda Bay This means total aban-
donment of Indianola. on account of the
disastrous storms which have swept over
the town during the past twelve years.
During that period 400 persons We're
drowned, and enormous damage has been
done to property.
The Losses in the Northwest by the Late
Storm.
ST. PAUL (Minn.) February 27th.-A Bis
marck special to the Pioneer Press says: Rep
resentative Ely, of the committee which
went to Montana to C n 'er about pieuro-
pneumonia, SAYS the cattle losses between
Miles City and Billings will be 10 TO % per
cent; east of Billings, 90 to 40 per cent.
The losses around Fort Benton are very
heavy. West of Miles City the hills are
bare, out east of that the snow is still
heavy.
The Yacht MayfiOwer.
BosroN, February 27th.-General Paine,
owner of the May flower, has placed her in
the hands of architect Burgess, her de-
signer, and it is the latter's Intention osend
her to England to compete with the Arrow
for the Queens cup. The yacht will prob
ably sail about the LIST of June.
A Flying Fisherman.
BosToN, February 27th.-Last week a
number of men interested in the wholesale
fish business waited on Mr. Burgess, the
designer of the Puritan and Mayfiower, and
gave him an order to design flying fish
erman," with good carrying capacity. The
naval architect was asked to design boat
that would outsail any boat in the feet,
and intimated that he should give guar
antee to that effect. Burgess replied that
he would be pleased to design a vessel for
them, but all he had to say in regard to
speed was, that he would do the best he
could.
Fishermen Missing.
BUFFALO. February 27th.-Buf1alo fisher
men have had three close calls here this
winter from perishing on the ice-twice
through "shoves," or break-ups, and yes
terday afternoon through binding snow
storm. Sixteen men have been missing all
day Twelve of them turned up this even
ing, having managed to reach the land.
Four are still unaccounted for, and are
supposed to have been frozen to death on
the ice.
Condition of Carl Schurz.
New YORK February 27th.-The physi-
clans attending Hon. Carl Schurz, who
fractured hip on Saturday, to- night declare
that his condition is quite satisfactory. He
is said to be in no danger.
Clearing House Reports.
BosToN, February 27th.-The managers
of the leading clearing houses in the United
States report the total gross exchanges for
the week ending February 26, 1887, to be
S77S, 755. 1857, decrease of Al.